Background
Taran, Yuri Alexsandrovich was born on January 2, 1943 in Gori, Georgia, Russia. Son of Alexsandr Fedorovich and Antonina Davidovna (Sobol) Taran.
Taran, Yuri Alexsandrovich was born on January 2, 1943 in Gori, Georgia, Russia. Son of Alexsandr Fedorovich and Antonina Davidovna (Sobol) Taran.
Master, Lomonosov University, Moscow, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, Lomonosov University, Moscow, 1971. Doctor of Science, Vernadsky Institute Geochemistry, Moscow, 1989.
Research fellow Institute Nuclear Geophysics, Moscow, 1965-1968. Assistant professor Lomonosov University, 1968-1978. Senior scientist Institute Volcanology, Kamchatka, Russia, 1978-1991.
Head laboratory Institute Volcanic Geology, 1991-1995. Visiting professor Institute Geophysics, National Autonoma University Mexico, Mexico City, since 1995.
Member American Geophysical Union, International Association Volcanology and Chemistry Earth Interior, Mexican Union Geophysics, Mendeleev Society.
Married Victoria Nikolova Dorovska, February 23, 1973 (divorced July 1982). 1 child, George; married Lyudmila Mikhailovna Yurova, July 31, 1982. Children: Olga, Alexsandr.